Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 48, § 2211. Financial security for surviving spouses and children of employees; death due to hazardous situation; liability waiver

B. (1) In any case in which a department employee suffers death as a result of an injury arising out of a hazardous situation in the course and scope of performing his official duties as a department employee, and the death is not the result of an intentional act, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the department employee, provided neither spouse has instituted a divorce proceeding. In the event the deceased employee leaves no surviving spouse, or if either spouse has instituted a divorce proceeding, the department shall pay the sum of one hundred thousand dollars to the child or children of the deceased employee. In the event the deceased employee leaves no children, the department shall pay the sum of one hundred thousand dollars to the named beneficiary listed on the department employee's beneficiary form. In the event there is no named beneficiary, the department shall pay the sum of one hundred thousand dollars to the estate of the deceased employee.

(2) As a result of the named beneficiary provision in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, each department employee shall complete a beneficiary form.